One of the 243 portraits · LMHMM
The Archivist
I keep the record straight for people who will never know me.
You keep the record straight, quietly.
You keep the record straight for people who will never know your name, and you stay even-tempered through most of what that work involves. A quiet curiosity about what the record reveals keeps the task from feeling dull.
Meticulous · Even-Tempered · Inquisitive
The five together
Orderly, even-tempered and reserved, you keep the record straight for people who will never know your name, and are quietly curious about what the record reveals.
The Archivist's result is high on Conscientiousness, low on Extraversion and in the middle on Agreeableness, Emotional Stability and Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 6 in 1,000 people
0.58% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Archivist is a common combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Archivist might recognize
- You will fix a small factual error even when you are certain no one else would ever notice it.
- You find yourself genuinely curious about details in your work that most people would consider unremarkable.
A question worth keeping
What would you want the record to eventually reveal, if you let yourself actually look for it?
Six lenses
The Archivist in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Archivist come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Archivist.
- Extraversion mediumThe Planner
- Extraversion highThe Quarterback
- Agreeableness lowThe Auditor
- Agreeableness highThe Steward
- Conscientiousness lowThe Wayfarer
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Confidant
- Emotional Stability lowThe Craftsman
- Emotional Stability highThe Provider
- Openness lowThe Timekeeper
- Openness highThe Designer
The traits behind The Archivist
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Archivist
- What is the Archivist personality?
- The Archivist is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I keep the record straight for people who will never know me. Orderly, even-tempered and reserved, you keep the record straight for people who will never know your name, and are quietly curious about what the record reveals.
- How common is The Archivist?
- 0.58% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Archivist is a common combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Archivist?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Archivist a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Archivist names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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